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Originally Posted by best
(Post 7045608)
BRU is a great place to visit--but not for their ch.
For the chocolate quality (known around the world) and price (great value compared to high-end chocolatiers in the US and even neighboring France), I love my trips to BRU. (And as if that weren't enough, I prefer the people and the size of BRU to CDG.) Don't know if I've posted this before, but Elizabeth was one of our top picks on the trip to BRU last spring (and new to me), and Wittamer was great as always. |
Originally Posted by obscure2k
(Post 7116438)
Enstrom's (almond toffee)
I love this stuff...it's so awesome! ^ |
My latest fav bar ... Vosges Red Fire ... mmmm ... must stop eating this ... :o
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Originally Posted by l'etoile
(Post 7225280)
My latest fav bar ... Vosges Red Fire ... mmmm ... must stop eating this ... :o
The combination of flavors scare me. :p Me, I'm still a BRU/CDG girl. I did not agree with Steingarten at all. I think that la maison is going downhill and frankly, I'm very much becoming a big fan of Patrick Roger and Jean Charles Rochoux. I'm really enjoying reading what david lebovitz has to say about chocolate. |
After thinking about your excellent points, our problems with BRO ch:
1-It seems to prefer the creamy insides, 2-thus make it less healthy, 3-city is full of ch. sellers who sell very low quality stuff to tourist. That said, we got some excellent Belgian dark chocolate in Germany.
Originally Posted by LGA
(Post 7224177)
Am I the only one ready to contest this?!
For the chocolate quality (known around the world) and price (great value compared to high-end chocolatiers in the US and even neighboring France), I love my trips to BRU. (And as if that weren't enough, I prefer the people and the size of BRU to CDG.) Don't know if I've posted this before, but Elizabeth was one of our top picks on the trip to BRU last spring (and new to me), and Wittamer was great as always. |
Originally Posted by best
(Post 7072602)
May I suggest for your tasting pleasures: Sheer Bliss's Pomegranate with Dark Chocolate Chips. IT COMES IN NEAT METAL CANS-at better food stores.
sheerblissicecream.com |
Originally Posted by best
Leysieffer.de
Have one at the Haupbahnhoff in Frankfurt. They only seem to sell them in their own stores. |
Originally Posted by best
(Post 7225659)
After thinking about your excellent points, our problems with BRO ch:
1-It seems to prefer the creamy insides, 2-thus make it less healthy, 3-city is full of ch. sellers who sell very low quality stuff to tourist. That said, we got some excellent Belgian dark chocolate in Germany. |
Originally Posted by Wanderbug
(Post 7055089)
This isn't quite so extraordinary as Belgian chocolate, but I've been seriously "jonesing" for Glacier Ice Cream's (Boulder, CO) Double Dark chocolate ice cream for months..It isn't available in stores anywhere. They've also got a flavor called Death by Chocolate that's the Double Dark with extra chunks of chocolate and a fudge swirl.
Yum! http://www.glacierhomemadeicecream.com |
Originally Posted by LGA
(Post 7236491)
Oh, yes, there is indeed some crap chocolate in the tourist shops...
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Originally Posted by pbjag
(Post 7289199)
Had an incredible chocolate jalapeno ice cream last year at Janus in Tucson...
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Originally Posted by pbjag
(Post 7289199)
Had an incredible chocolate jalapeno ice cream last year at Janus in Tucson...
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Originally Posted by Wanderbug
(Post 7291120)
That sounds amazing......
So one could combine a mattress run with a chocolate run ;) |
Originally Posted by pbjag
(Post 7292064)
So one could combine a mattress run with a chocolate run ;)
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
(Post 7293559)
...as long as there are no other types of “runs” involved, this sounds good.
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